VISITORS

AGENDA APPROVAL

Ms. Stone moved to accept the agenda as presented. Mr. Kirschenbaum
seconded the motion. The Board unanimously approved the agenda.

CONSENT AGENDA

Mr. Freeman moved to approve the Consent Agenda. Mr. Selling seconded the
motion, and the Board unanimously approved the motion.

PUBLIC COMMENT

There was no public comment at the meeting.

COMMUNICATIONS TO THE BOARD

Ms. Woolf-Ivory brought to the Board’s attention an email received
from a customer regarding the Library District’s policy on the
Patriot Act.

CONTINUING EDUCATION

Greg Shaffer chair of the Snohomish County Planning Commission gave a
presentation to the Board regarding the commission’s activities in
Snohomish County and the commission’s update of the 10 year comprehensive
plan.

Mr. Freeman informed the Board of his recent appointment to Snohomish
County Tomorrow (SCT) a community advisory board in Snohomish County.

MANAGEMENT REPORTS

Executive Director

Ms. Woolf-Ivory updated the Board regarding a new service effective April
11, 2005, providing customers the ability to download digital audio services
from the Library District’s website to their own personal electronic
devices.

Ms. Woolf-Ivory reported to the Board on her attendance at the
Washington Library Association conference.

Ms. Woolf-Ivory informed the Board that she was moving forward with filling
the Assistant Director position vacated by Ms. Scott-Miller.

Ms. Woolf-Ivory will provide an update to her work plan next month.

Ms. Woolf-Ivory informed the Board that Senator Maria Cantwell will be a
featured speaker at All Staff Day on October 14, 2005.

OLD BUSINESS

Collection Development Policy

Prior to discussion of the policy, Ms. Stone representing the System
Services Committee made some general remarks on the committee process:

“The recent Collections policy review process pointed up the
importance of working through and with the individual committees before
documents appear on the agenda as action items.

Comments regarding points of convention (grammar, wording, order, etc.)
should be addressed to committee members prior to the Board meeting. This will
result in a more productive use of the time available for Board meetings.

This committee asks that in the future when a committee is tasked with
reviewing a document that all trustees provide feedback regarding
non-substantive matters to the committee members by telephone or email when it
is received in the monthly packet and well before the public meeting with the
action item agenda. The committee members will then communicate with each other
and with staff as appropriate to work toward a final document.

This approach is consistent with the discussions at our retreat, the public
library trustees’ manual, and our own standards of behavior.”

Ms. Fowler asked that Ms. Stone’s comments be placed in the meeting
minutes.

Mr. Freeman, chair of the System Services Committee, moved and
seconded by committee action that the Sno-Isle Libraries Board of Trustees
adopt the proposed Collection Development Policy replacing the former
Collection Development Policy and the Materials Selection
Policy.

Mr. Kirschenbaum, raising a point of order, stated that the motion on the
floor was not in proper format. He requested clarification regarding the
seconding of motions by committee action. The format of the motion was
corrected to be consistent with Roberts Rules of Order.

The Board unanimously approved the motion.

Internet Use and Safety Policy

Mr. Freeman, chair of the System Services Committee, moved and
seconded by committee action that the Sno-Isle Libraries Board of Trustees
adopt the proposed Internet Use and Safety Policy.

President Steffener called for a vote on the motion. Mr. Kirschenbaum asked
for clarification from the chair whether action items are discussed prior to
voting.

The Board agreed that points of convention should be brought to the
appropriate committee or the Board for correction prior to the second reading
of the policy at the Board meeting. The Board will continue to discuss all
other matters fully at the regular public Board meetings as required by
law.

Mr. Kirschenbaum questioned whether the last statement of the fourth
paragraph of the policy was correct:

Library District staff will not monitor the
use of Internet access in any way other than as directed by the Disruptive
Behavior Policy.

Ms. Woolf-Ivory confirmed that Library staff do not monitor library
customers’ use of the Internet except as directed by the Disruptive
Behavior Policy.

Mr. Selling called for the question, and the Board unanimously approved the
motion.

Library Service Contracts

Ms. Woolf-Ivory updated the Board on her continuing work with contract
cities pursuant to the Board’s direction to move cities to full levy rate
contracts or annexation to the Library District.

Board Development / Administration Report

Ms. Fowler reporting for the Board Development / Administration
Committee updated the Board on the upcoming retreat: the Request for
Professional Services for a facilitator was distributed, four responses were
received and reviewed by the committee, and interviews will be scheduled in the
next month.

The Board recessed for 10 minutes at 2:10 P.M. and reconvened at 2:20
P.M.

NEW BUSINESS

Other - SAFE Act

After discussion, the Board instructed staff to draft a letter to Washington
State United States Senators and Congressmen stating the Board’s support
for the passage of the SAFE Act with emphasis on the provisions that
relate to libraries. A draft letter will be included in the May Board packet
and included on the agenda as an action item.

BOARD COMMENTS

The Board discussed the “Ten Responsibilities of Nonprofit
Boards” as the self evaluation portion of the meeting.

Ms. Steffener, Ms. Stone, and Mr. Kirschenbaum gave brief reports on their
attendance at the Washington Library Association Conference.

ADJOURNMENT

The meeting was adjourned at 2:43 P.M.

Next Meeting

The next regular Board meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at 1:00
P.M. at the Marysville Service Center.

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